Best Public Schools in Bunker, MO

Summary:

The city of Bunker, Missouri is home to two public schools: Bunker Elementary and Bunker High, both part of the Bunker R-III school district. Unfortunately, the data indicates that these schools are struggling to perform at a high level, with both ranking in the bottom half of their respective statewide rankings.

Bunker Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Missouri elementary schools, with a ranking of 847 out of 898 schools in the 2022-2023 school year and a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school also has significantly lower proficiency rates in Mathematics, Science, and English Language Arts compared to the state averages. Additionally, Bunker Elementary has a very high free and reduced lunch rate of 75.42%, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population.

Similarly, Bunker High has also struggled, ranking 343 out of 460 Missouri high schools in the 2018-2019 school year and receiving a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. The high school also has lower proficiency rates across core subjects compared to state averages, and a high free and reduced lunch rate of 71.05%. While both schools have lower student-teacher ratios than the state average, the data suggests that they may be facing funding challenges and struggling to meet the needs of their students.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				MAP English Language Arts (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	MAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Bunker Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	Hwy 72 Eagle Pride Drive	Bunker	63629	Reynolds County	Bunker R-III	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 689-2211	101	10	9.6	73.3%	96 (95.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)		$13,295	$1,436	$11,858
Bunker High	Public	6-12	Hwy 72 Eagle Pride Drive	Bunker	63629	Reynolds County	Bunker R-III	No	No	No	No	(573) 689-2211	113	12	9.6	59.3%	110 (97.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.8%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)	29.5	$14,154	$353	$13,801

Cities Near Bunker

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Centerville	13.57 mi	1
Viburnum	14.61 mi	2	304^th
Lesterville	18.91 mi	3
Salem	19.05 mi	9	170^th
Ellington	22.36 mi	2	20^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

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